Video of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fourth-of-july">Fourth of July</a> fireworks disaster in a family&#8217;s front yard has gone viral on Twitter in the latest cautionary tale about blowing things up to celebrate America&#8217;s independence.
The 31-second clip had been viewed by nearly 25 million people within 24 hours of hitting the internet Tuesday evening. It shows a group of people &#8211; including what appears to be a toddler &#8211; milling around or sitting on lawn chairs as three men light fireworks on the sidewalk near the driveway, where a van is parked. Throughout the footage, the SimpliSafe home security systems logo can be seen in the top left corner of the frame.
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After the men ignite the first firework, sparks fly dangerously close to the spectators as the men scramble to get out of the way. A woman snatches the toddler up and retreats as the men can be heard discussing amateur pyrotechnics. As a boy wanders near the rear of the van in the driveway, flames start shooting from what was presumably a fireworks arsenal located behind the vehicle that was ignited by an errant spark.
The youth retreats as the fireworks trove goes off in a series of explosions and growing ball of flame that resembles a war zone.
It appeared that everyone involved made it to safety, although no one seemed to know where the event took place. The video was first posted on Reddit in the &#8220;CrazyF***ingVideos&#8221; thread, but was later taken down by the original uploader.
In San Antonio Tuesday, Pablo Ruiz, 43, died after lighting fireworks on the top of his head, police said. First responders found him suffering from severe head trauma, with brain matter exposed from his skull, police said.
A pal who witnessed Ruiz&#8217;s death said he had been drinking when he decided to light the mortar-style firework from the top of his head. Investigators believe it exploded from the bottom of the tube, piercing his skull.

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WATCH: Insane Fireworks Disaster Caught by SimpliSafe Cam Goes Viral

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A seventh victim of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/highland-park">Highland Park</a> mass shooting at an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/4th-of-july">Independence Day</a> parade died on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deceased and injured from the incident to 53, officials said.
While the name of the seventh victim is still unknown, officials revealed during a press conference on Tuesday the names of the six others who died in the Fourth of July tragedy.
Five victims were from Highland Park, including 64-year-old Katherine Goldstein, 35-year-old Irina McCarthy, 37-year-old Kevin McCarthy, 63-year-old Jacki Sundheim, and 88-year-old Stephen Straus.
Husband and wife Kevin and Irina McCarthy were among the seven killed during the Fourth of July tragedy. At some point during the chaos, they were separated from their two-year-old son, Aiden, CBS 2 <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/both-parents-of-toddler-killed-in-highland-park-mass-shooting/">reported</a>.
Dana and Greg Ring found the child with a stranger, who the couple said was in shock.
&#8220;She was physically shaking, her whole body,&#8221; Dana Ring told CBS 2. &#8220;Which told us that &#8230; she shouldn&#8217;t be having to hold, and/or deal with a little one at the same time.&#8221;
Greg said he took Aiden, put him in his arms, and searched for the parents before taking him to the fire department. Authorities later picked up Aiden and reunited him with his grandparents at the hospital.
The child was not harmed.
Also killed was Jacki Sundheim, a lifelong congregant and &#8220;beloved&#8221; staff member at nearby North Shore Congregation Israel, which announced her death on its website.
The Chicago Sun-Times <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/highland-park-july-fourth-shooting-live-updates-minneapolis-philadelphia-1721795">reported</a> that Sundheim taught preschool and coordinated events on staff at the congregation.
The congregation said in a statement about Sundheim that her &#8220;work, kindness, and warmth touched us all,&#8221; and she spent decades working &#8220;with tireless dedication.&#8221;
The sixth victim — 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza — lived in Morelos, Mexico.
The Chicago Sun-Times <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/highland-park-july-fourth-shooting-live-updates-minneapolis-philadelphia-1721795">reported</a> that Zaragoza, who was shot and killed at the scene, came to Highland Park to visit his family. His granddaughter, Xochil Toledo, told the Sun-Times that he spent most of his life in Morelos, Mexico. She remembers looking over at her grandfather as a band passed them.
&#8220;He was so happy,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Happy to be living in the moment.&#8221;
She said the suspect shot her father in the arm as he attempted to save her grandfather. Her boyfriend was also shot by the suspect in the back and was later taken to the hospital.
Mayor Nancy Rotering spoke during the press conference on Tuesday, offering her condolences.
&#8220;The Highland Park community, like so many before us, is devastated,&#8221; Rotering told reporters. &#8220;It is impossible to imagine the pain of this kind of tragedy until it happens in your backyard.&#8221;
Rotering said officials have focused on the perpetrator over the last 36 hours, but as the names and faces of those lost from yesterday&#8217;s &#8220;heinous crime” are made known, the focus shifts to the victims and those left behind.
&#8220;This crisis has devastated entire families and our community in a single moment, and we know it will take time to heal on behalf of the community and the world that mourns alongside us,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And while we&#8217;re hurting, we know that we will continue to come together and support each other as we always do in difficult times.&#8221;
&#8220;We are Highland Park strong,” she added.
The shooting began shortly after the parade got underway, and multiple people were reportedly struck. A Chicago Sun-Times reporter saw several bloodied bodies covered with blankets and other people who were visibly wounded at the scene.
According to a <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/4/23194354/highland-park-fourth-july-parade-gunfire">report</a> from the Sun-Times, &#8220;The Highland Park Fourth of July parade ended in panic when shots were fired about 10 minutes after the parade kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday, striking an unknown number of parade-goers and sending hundreds of people running for safety.&#8221;
&#8220;I heard 20 to 25 shots, which were in rapid succession. So it couldn&#8217;t have been just a handgun or a shotgun,&#8221; Miles Zaremski, a Highland Park resident and witness to the shooting, told the Sun-Times. Zaremski also said that among the wounded, he had seen &#8220;a woman covered with blood. … She did not survive.&#8221;
NBC 5 Chicago <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/these-are-the-names-of-the-highland-park-parade-shooting-victims-idd-so-far/2874101/">reported</a> that an official said the gunmen fired 70 rounds into the parade from a legally purchased high-powered rifle similar to an AR-15. Authorities received a tip from a North Chicago resident who spotted the suspect&#8217;s car. The suspect tried to escape, but officers eventually took him into custody and recovered another rifle from his mother&#8217;s car.
Officials said that the suspect had planned the attack for weeks, but they had not discovered a motive.
Initial reports identified the suspect as a 22-year-old male. However, an FBI bulletin and the suspect&#8217;s social media indicate he is 21.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson Sgt. Christopher Covelli said the suspect wore women&#8217;s clothing during the mass shooting.
&#8220;During the attack, [the suspect] was dressed in women&#8217;s clothing,&#8221; said Sgt. Christopher Covelli, of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, FOX 10 <a href="https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/highland-park-parade-shooting-gunman-wore-womens-clothing">reported</a>.
Covelli said he anticipates an announcement of charges for the suspect during the State Attorney&#8217;s Office press conference scheduled on Tuesday evening.
Previous articles included the suspect&#8217;s name because he was still at large, but due to The Daily Wire&#8217;s policy against publishing the names of mass shooters, his name will be redacted in all future stories.

7 Dead After Shooting At Fourth Of July Parade In Chicago Suburb

Highland Park Death Toll Rises To 7, Officials Release Victims’ Names

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An Independence Day celebration turned into a deadly <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/shooting-sends-4th-of-july-parade-into-chaos-multiple-feared-injured-or-dead/">mass shooting</a> on Monday in Highland Park, Illinois, which left at least six people dead and 30 others hospitalized, leading to authorities identifying and <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/person-of-interest-named-in-july-4-parade-massacre-in-highland-park/">arresting</a> a 21-year-old suspect.
Previous articles included the suspect&#8217;s name because he was still at large, but due to The Daily Wire&#8217;s policy against publishing the names of mass shooters, his name will be redacted in all future stories.
The suspect opened fire from a suburban Chicago rooftop that sent hundreds of parade-goers fleeing the scene leaving behind personal belongings like chairs, strollers, and bicycles, police said.
&#8220;This was very random, very intentional, and a very sad day,&#8221; Sgt. Christopher Covelli, of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, during a press update.
Police recovered a &#8220;high-powered rifle&#8221; on the unsecured rooftop of a local business.
Before authorities took the suspect into custody, he was considered armed and dangerous until FBI agents spotted him at home in Highwood, Illinois, where neighbors said he lives with his family.
A poster released by the FBI said the person of interest is a white male weighing 120 pounds and standing 5&#8217;11&#8221; tall. With a thin frame, the suspect also has brown hair with several tattoos, including four tally marks with a line running through them on his right cheek, red rose and green leaves on his neck, and cursive script about his left eyebrow.
According to reports, the suspect had a YouTube page under the handle &#8220;Awake the Rapper.&#8221; One <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Robert%20%22Bobby%22%20E.%20Crimo%20III%22&amp;src=trend_click&amp;pt=1544107635644973056&amp;vertical=trends">video</a> that has raised Twitter users&#8217; eyebrows shows a pencil drawing of a person gunning down a crowd in between a montage of shots featuring the suspect backed by cinematic-like music.
<a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/haunting-youtube-video-featuring-suspect-appears-to-warn-of-highland-park-july-4-mass-shooting-attack?utm_campaign=64483">The Post Millennial</a> recovered a second video allegedly from the suspect where he recites a poem that frequently repeats he is &#8220;like a sleepwalker&#8221; that &#8220;can&#8217;t be stopped.&#8221;
The post has been taken down since the time of his arrest.
Photo evidence on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1544107902578724864?s=20&amp;t=ueIe9Urh6UQbplkC02K_1g">social media</a> displays law enforcement holding the suspect wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, a red undershirt, and black pants, handcuffed and held face-down on the ground.
Other documentation of the suspect shows him wearing a Trump flag around his neck, wearing a black hat with FBI embroidered in white, and smoking Camel cigarettes. He can also be seen at a Trump parade, where he was <a href="https://twitter.com/JennywasJenny/status/1544126657191198720">dressed</a> like &#8220;Waldo&#8221; from the &#8220;Where&#8217;s Waldo&#8221; cartoon book series.
However, a Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1544113113724698624">account</a> using the alleged suspect&#8217;s artist name scrolls through what posts he &#8220;liked&#8221; on the platform — most of which indicate support for arresting Trump supporters who protested the results of the 2020 Presidential Election and rioted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
One of the Highland Park shooting suspect&#8217;s uncles told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/illinois-shooting-july-fourth-parade-07-04-22/index.html">CNN</a> his nephew showed no warning signs that would lead him to believe he would become a mass shooter.
He told CNN he never saw him engage in any violence or concerning behavior, adding he was unaware of his nephew&#8217;s political views.
&#8220;He&#8217;s a quiet kid,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He&#8217;s usually on his own. He&#8217;s a lonely, quiet person. He keeps everything to himself.&#8221;
CNN reported that the suspect lives in an apartment behind the house owned by his father. To his uncle&#8217;s knowledge, he never saw the suspect with friends at his apartment.
The suspect&#8217;s uncle reportedly told CNN his nephew wasn&#8217;t working, though he worked at Panera Bread before the COVID pandemic.
The uncle also said the suspect was active on YouTube.
He saw his nephew on Sunday night for the last time when he was sitting on a recliner in the house, looking at his computer.
&#8220;Everything was as normal,&#8221; he said.
Social media users have also <a href="https://twitter.com/LouAye_/status/1544112537578373120">posted</a> the suspect&#8217;s last Facebook post from May 29, 2021, which says, &#8220;You&#8217;re all sinners.&#8221;
A previous version of this article said the suspect is 22-years-old. He is 21-years-old.

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Here’s What We Know About The Alleged Highland Park Parade Shooter

Here's What We Know About The Alleged Highland Park Parade Shooter

ESPN columnist Howard Bryant seized the opportunity to trash America on July 4, the nation’s Independence Day, in a <a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34186311/baseball-barbecue-losing-freedom-fourth-july">column</a> for ESPN’s website, titled, “Baseball, barbecue, and losing freedom this Fourth of July.”
Outkick’s Clay Travis, in a <a href="https://www.outkick.com/espn-hates-america-on-july-4th-loves-woke-columnist-arrested-for-choking-his-wife/">column</a> bashing Bryant’s suppositions, described Bryant as a “man currently being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to opine on sports for ESPN, despite having no discernible talent whatsoever.”
Bryant started his diatribe by decrying Major League baseball requiring its 30 teams to wear Independence Day-themed baseball hats. “Next is the USA-themed socks, the marketing, the freedom-inspired spikes, gloves, wristbands, the inevitable paeans to the armed forces,” he complained.
“By now, we&#8217;re all numb to the spectacle,” he opined, continuing, “Grilling, baseball and fireworks, first replaced by symbols &#8212; and now by a country tearing itself completely apart. July 4, 2022, falls in the midst of devastation. It is Independence Day in America with independence under current and relentless assault.”
“The U.S. Supreme Court has run a chain saw through what two generations of Americans had known to be the legal baselines of their lives,” he hyperventilated, adding, “Tens of millions of women today do not feel freedom and certainly are not celebrating independence.”
“Ah, yes, just what we needed, a man arrested for assaulting his own wife standing up for women’s rights,” Travis commented, referring to Bryant’s <a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/2011/05/espn_writer_howard_bryant_agre.html">case in the past</a>.
Then this woke piece of business from Bryant: “The people who can become pregnant (italics added) who feel celebratory toward the Court may do so from the victory of their position, but it nevertheless remains true that the power of choice &#8212; and the right to privacy &#8212; has been taken from all of them.”
“The spectacle of all-white juries acquitting proud, admittedly guilty white killers of Black people largely predated your birth,” he wrote, then segued to the events of January 6, 2021:  “You tell yourself to not think about the utter, enraging hypocrisy, to resist the useless and flaccid equivalencies. (Imagine if Black people did that&#8230;)”
After venting about black players who knelt for the national anthem, Bryant charged, “If the past several years have reinforced anything, it is that there has always been a separate set of rules, a concierge lane, a front door exclusively for white America. Jan. 6 crystallized this truth.”
Then a bald-face lie: “When the barricades were overrun, and elected officials of both parties hid under their desks, and the cops were killed &#8230;”
Cops killed?
“A significant percentage of white America believes this country belongs to them,” he stated. “There are two rules in the United States, never directly articulated but rife with consequence when broken: Beyond what the mainstream, which is to say white America, determines to be acceptable, it is forbidden to express humanitarian compassion and concern for the people of Palestine &#8212; just ask Dwight Howard. And it is unacceptable to unequivocally advocate for Black people.”
Travis picked that apart:
<blockquote>This first “rule,” “it is forbidden to express humanitarian compassion and concern for the people of Palestine,” is barely disguised anti-Semitism. People express support for Palestine all the time. Huge parts of the Democratic party, in fact, now make it one of their baseline beliefs. &#8230; As for the second rule, it is “unacceptable to unequivocally advocate for Black people.” Are you kidding me? We had an entire NBA season played with “Black Lives Matter” emblazoned on the court.</blockquote>
Bryant concluded:
<blockquote>And that, you know so painfully well after more than a half-century in this land, is the difference. Black people have known it for centuries, and the alarm will always ring for the ones who have forgotten. You participate in the American dream at their pleasure. This is theirs, not yours, and thus they can trash the Capitol if they want because the Capitol building is theirs. After all, they came here to build a better life. The laws enacted in that building, before your ancestors fought to undo them, were in protection of them.
You? You were brought here to work.</blockquote>

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ESPN Writer Bashes America On July 4 With Woke Rant: ‘Numb To The Spectacle’

ESPN columnist Howard Bryant trashes America on July 4

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World record hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut manhandled a protester mid-competition before winning his record 15th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Chestnut, 38, finished the event scarfing down 63 hot dogs in 10 minutes, beating out his next closest competitor by a full 20 dogs, according to <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/joey-chestnut-wins-nathans-hot-dog-contest/1ahPdS7Op1gl/">The Athletic</a>. Making his feat even more impressive, Chestnut won the vaunted Mustard Belt after grabbing a protester by the neck and throwing him down when the disruptor made his way on stage mid-contest.
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It’s unclear what statement the protester was attempting to make.
Chestnut’s win marks his 15th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest victory in 16 years in an undeniable tour de force in the sport of competitive eating. His mark of 63 hot dogs fell far short of his world-record-setting performance at last year’s contest when he finished 76 within 10 minutes.
Chestnut competed with a tendon injury in his leg, surprising fans on Friday when he showed up to the event&#8217;s official weigh-in on crutches and wearing a medical boot.
Miki Sudo, an eight-time Nathan’s champion, won the women’s division held on Sunday, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/04/joey-chestnut-wins-15th-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/">New York Post</a>.
The annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest returned to its usual venue at Nathan’s in Coney Island, Brooklyn, this year for the first time since 2019.
“It’s beautiful to be back here,” Chestnut told <a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34193679/joey-jaws-chestnut-slowed-injury-captures-15th-fourth-july-hot-dog-eating-contest-title-eating-63-franks-buns">ESPN</a> in front of a crowd of supporters. The hot dog-eating legend said his injury slowed him down the stretch.
&#8220;It hurts, but I was in the zone for a little bit. I was ignoring it,” Chestnut said before the pain became too much and began to interfere with his eating.
Neighborhood resident Joe Manny celebrated the return of the event as a return to “normal” after the 2020 pandemic.
“I would always come to Coney Island every Fourth of July for this competition so being back in person as we emerge from the pandemic feels great because I didn’t think the world would get back to normal,” he told the Post.

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WATCH: Joey Chestnut Manhandles Protester While Scarfing Down 63 Hot Dogs In 15th July Fourth Contest Win

WATCH: Joey Chestnut Manhandles Protester While Scarfing Down 63 Hot Dogs

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In honor of the Fourth of July, Paramount Network got everyone&#8217;s attention on Monday when it dropped a video showing some of the great explosions on the hit show &#8220;Yellowstone.&#8221;
In the clip posted to social media, fans got to see just a hint of what kind of non-woke business goes down on the network&#8217;s biggest show featuring such stars as Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, and Brecken Merrill.
&#8220;We&#8217;re celebrating the 4th of July with the final day our full-series #YellowstoneTV marathon!&#8221; a message read from the show&#8217;s official <a href="https://twitter.com/Yellowstone/status/1543927608257101824?s=20&amp;t=AbNq72Z722nnx1HLdpt-cg">Twitter accoun</a>t. &#8220;Don&#8217;t miss it starting at 11am ET, only on @ParamountNet.&#8221;
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We&#39;re celebrating the 4th of July with the final day our our full-series <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowstoneTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowstoneTV</a> marathon! Don&#39;t miss it starting at 11am ET, only on <a href="https://twitter.com/paramountnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParamountNet</a>. <a href="https://t.co/bzDee4IXUh">pic.twitter.com/bzDee4IXUh</a>
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In the one-minute-long video, we see explosions of all kinds, from mobile homes to office buildings. In one part, the Dutton family uses flame throwers to &#8220;light up&#8221; a field of cows that had been killed. There are even shots of stars using guns to blow stuff up.
In May, the network announced that production crews were back on-location filming for Season 5.
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‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Premiere Date: Kevin Costner Series Returns To Paramount Network In The Fall <a href="https://t.co/kdP3D26NAx">https://t.co/kdP3D26NAx</a>
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The popular Paramount series is set to premiere later this year, and the new season will consist of more episodes than the prior one, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-fans-finally-know-when-season-5-will-premiere">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported. However, fans will have to wait until Sunday, November 13.
For those unfamiliar with the show&#8217;s premise, it focuses on the lives of the Dutton family, the owners of the largest ranch in Montana. They have to constantly fight for the right of their livelihood against an encroaching world that has no interest in protecting their ranching lifestyle.
The Western drama hit the network in 2018, and people like former &#8220;The View&#8221; co-host Meghan McCain said the show is successful because &#8220;the show isn&#8217;t woke.&#8221;
&#8220;It isn&#8217;t trying to lecture anyone about everything that is wrong with our culture,&#8221; McCain wrote in an op-ed. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t portray the elitist perspective of coastal television writers and where they think America should be going.&#8221;

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‘Yellowstone’ Drops Explosive Video In Honor Of The 4th Of July

'Yellowstone’ Drops Explosive Video In Honor Of The 4th Of July

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Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, and other celebrities shared posts on social media declaring that the &#8220;Fourth of July&#8221; was &#8220;canceled&#8221; due to a &#8220;shortage of independence&#8221; for women in response to Roe V. Wade being overturned.
Perry, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hollywood-is-not-america-katy-perry-talks-ditching-l-a-bubble-for-kentucky">37-year-old</a> singer, posted a message on <a href="https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/1543893624865583104?s=20&amp;t=7otRMEPALsssCAZ3v_caZw">Twitter</a> to her 100 million-plus followers Monday using a line from one of her biggest hits, &#8220;Firework,&#8221; to rage about the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court.
The ruling recognizes that there is no constitutional right to an abortion and returns the issue to the states, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/victory-pro-life-leaders-react-to-overturn-of-roe-v-wade">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;Baby you’re a firework&#8217; is a 10, but women in the U.S. have fewer rights than an actual sparkler smh,&#8221; Perry tweeted.
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“Baby you’re a firework” is a 10 but women in the US have fewer rights than an actual sparkler smh
&mdash; KATY PERRY (@katyperry) <a href="https://twitter.com/katyperry/status/1543893624865583104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Both Kim and Kourtney Kardashian shared a similar message with their hundreds of millions of followers on their Instagram Stories on Independence Day that read, &#8220;4th of July has been canceled due to a shortage of independence. Sincerely, Women.&#8221;
Outspoken, leftist celebrities like Bette Midler shared the same meme with her two million-plus followers.
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Actress Jessica Chastain tweeted a selfie showing her flipping the bird with a message that read, &#8220;Happy &#8216;Independence&#8217; Day from me and my reproductive rights.&#8221;
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Happy “Independence” Day from me and my reproductive rights. <a href="https://t.co/GoIuu4JhAq">pic.twitter.com/GoIuu4JhAq</a>
&mdash; Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) <a href="https://twitter.com/jes_chastain/status/1543971124819755010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Their sentiments followed numerous posts from celebrities like Amy Schumer and Chelsea Handler following the SCOTUS decision, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-schumer-chelsea-handler-and-more-stars-react-to-overturn-of-roe-v-wade">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
Schumer shared a message on Instagram with her almost 12 million followers that read: &#8220;Are you ready to fight back when Roe is overturned?&#8221; The image included a phone number to text, and she captioned her post with nearly a dozen emoji faces depicting an open mouth vomiting.
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CfMW227ryx9/">Handler</a> shared a screenshot of a tweet with her millions of followers that read: &#8220;3 Supreme Court justices were placed on the bench by a twice impeached president who did not win the popular vote and who led an insurrection. Our democracy is crumbling before our eyes. Wake up, fight back, no justice no peace!&#8221;
Others in Hollywood who have had similar over-the-top reactions since the decision was announced include Patton Oswalt, Ellen DeGeneres, and many more.
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Akron, Ohio, city officials canceled its annual Fourth of July festival this weekend following the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-akron-police-release-bodycam-footage-of-chase-that-led-to-jayland-walkers-shooting">video release</a> of police officers shooting and killing a Black DoorDash driver who allegedly ran from authorities last week.
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s infamous Rib, White, &amp; Blue Festival was scheduled to run from Friday through Monday. But city officials called off the event as law enforcement continues to handle ongoing protests of the officer-involved shooting death of 25-year-old Jayland Walker.
“I completely understand that some residents and guests will be disappointed by the decision to cancel the festival this holiday weekend,” Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan said in a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.akronohio.gov/cms/news/e3d26ad1717297c5/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “Independence Day is meant to be a celebration and a time of gathering with friends and family. Unfortunately, I feel strongly that this is not the time for a city-led celebration.”
Horrigan said the video of police killing Walker is “heartbreaking” and “hard to take in” while calling for calm during the investigations.
The Akron chapter of the NAACP planned a march and rally downtown Sunday afternoon to coincide with the release of videos. Bobby DiCello, an attorney for Walker’s family, called the video “brutal.”
“It’s going to stir up some passion. It’s going to make people uneasy,” DiCello said ahead of the video’s release.
Primary source documentarian Ford Fischer tweeted on Sunday that “fully peaceful” protests have formed in Akron.
“Activists divided into two groups &#8211; some at a planned program outside city hall emphasizing voting, reformism etc; other half outside police station,” he <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1543682007011663874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
On June 27, Akron authorities said they pursued Walker because the car he drove was involved in a crime the previous day. After refusing to stop, speeding through a residential neighborhood, and shooting at officers, Walker jumped out of the car in motion at a barricade.
Police said they fired up to 60 bullets at Walker after he jumped out of the moving vehicle and shot at the officers.
Although he did not have the gun with him as he ran, Police Chief Stephen Mylett said the video showed Walker reaching for something at his waist and turning as he ran, prompting the police to fire.
“It was difficult to watch, and shocking,” Mylett said of the bodycam video, which showed police converging on Walker’s car. “I’m not going to pass judgment [until the investigation is completed].”
The Beacon Journal obtained an investigative worksheet by the medical examiner’s office, which reported officers shot Walker in the face, torso, and upper legs.
The report and video from the crime scene confirmed that Walker had a handgun in his silver Buick. The Akron Fraternal Order of Police said in a statement that traffic cameras had captured a muzzle flash from Walker’s car and that a shell casing had been found from the same location.
“This incident is a tragedy for our entire community, including the family of Jayland Walker, as well as all of the officers involved,” the Akron FOP said. “Many officers work their entire career without discharging their weapon. A split-second decision to use lethal force is one that every police officer hopes he or she will never be forced to make.”
Authorities have placed all eight officers involved in the incident on paid administrative leave.
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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Akron Officials Cancel Fourth Of July Celebrations Amid Ongoing Protests For Jayland Walker

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The city of Orlando, Florida, scrambled to do damage control after a City News post questioned &#8220;why on earth&#8221; anyone would want to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/and-to-the-republic-for-which-it-stands-why-flag-day-is-more-important-than-you-think/">celebrate</a> the United States of America amid &#8220;division, hate, and unrest.&#8221;
Christina Pushaw, press secretary for Governor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/if-i-had-my-druthers-ron-desantis-knows-exactly-what-hed-do-with-dr-anthony-fauci/">Ron DeSantis</a> (R-FL) shared a screenshot on Sunday of the post — which invited people out to enjoy the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/last-year-biden-bragged-about-16-cents-in-fourth-of-july-cookout-savings-this-year-prices-rose-by-double-digits/">fireworks</a> even if they didn&#8217;t feel like celebrating America — via her own Twitter account.
&#8220;A lot of people probably don’t want to celebrate our nation right now, and we can’t blame them. When there is so much division, hate and unrest, why on earth would you want to have a party celebrating any of it?&#8221; the original post queried.
&#8220;But in all seriousness, you know in your heart, Fourth of July fireworks are amazing, especially when you are standing in 90° heat, 100% humidity, next to 100,000 of your closest friends. In that moment, something takes over and we all become united in an inexplicable bond. Yes, America is in strife right now, but you know what … we already bought the fireworks,&#8221; the post continued.
&#8220;Yikes. City of Orlando, is this your official position on our country and on 4th of July?&#8221; Pushaw asked in response to the post.
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Yikes. City of Orlando, is this your official position on our country and on 4th of July? <a href="https://twitter.com/citybeautiful?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@citybeautiful</a> <a href="https://t.co/DJBfaJBGxC">pic.twitter.com/DJBfaJBGxC</a>
&mdash; Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1543607596980076545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The city of Orlando released a second statement later, apparently attempting to clean up the mess made by the first one.
&#8220;The city of Orlando sincerely regrets the negative impact our words have had on some in our community. We understand these words offended some of our residents, which was not our intent. We value the freedoms we have in this country and are thankful to the men and women who fought and continue to fight for those. We take pride in celebrating the 4th of July to express our gratitude to those men and women and honor the country we live in,&#8221; the new statement read — and Pushaw had some thoughts on that one as well.
&#8220;Oh, here we go,&#8221; she began. &#8220;The City of Orlando apologizes if you were offended by their attack on the 4th of July. This is what happens when you elect Democrats, you guys &#8230; they do not have the same view of America as we do.&#8221;
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Oh, here we go. The City of Orlando apologizes if you were offended by their attack on 4th of July. This is what happens when you elect Democrats, you guys… they do not have the same view of America as we do. <a href="https://t.co/dwIgUoZrKZ">https://t.co/dwIgUoZrKZ</a>
&mdash; Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1543607951214133249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Pushaw then went on to highlight a response from Florida State House member Anna Eskamani (D), who argued that Orlando had been right the first time.
&#8220;Y’all do not need to apologize — your first email captured the tone of how many Americans (and Orlandoans) are feeling right now. It’s ok not to be ok,&#8221; she tweeted.
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Y’all do not need to apologize — your first email captured the tone of how many Americans (and Orlandoans) are feeling right now. It’s ok not to be ok.
&mdash; Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@AnnaForFlorida) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida/status/1543322684632846341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) condemned those who display the American flag, which they described as &#8220;a symbol of hatred.&#8221;
&#8220;When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Blacklivesmatterutah/posts/1802222019964763" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">post</a> read. &#8220;When we see this flag we know the person flying it is a racist. When we see this flag we know that the person flying it lives in a different America than we do. When we see this flag, we question your intelligence. We know to avoid you. It is a symbol of hatred.&#8221;
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The chapter went on to taunt those who found the post offensive, commenting, &#8220;Welcome racists. We know you are big mad about the racist flag post. You will not be heard here. You will be blocked and your comments will be deleted. We will be donating $1 to AOC’s election campaign for every racist that we block. Thank you for contributing to the re-election of AOC. We will jot down your names and attribute each donation to you. Comment below to help her once again head to Washington.&#8221;
BLM Utah went on to post several more lengthy comments insulting those who disapproved, accusing them of being triggered Karens who don&#8217;t care about black lives. They also promised to destroy the systems that allegedly perpetuate racism.
&#8220;Search deep within yourself and ask yourself why you are so triggered when people talk about racism,&#8221; they wrote in part. &#8220;You are triggered because it makes you uncomfortable to know that you are complicit. You don’t want to hear about it, you just want to continue to perpetuate it without consequences. We do not have to remain silent about it. We will not bow down to you. We will not beg you to stop being racist. We will proactively destroy the systems that continue to give you the power to marginalize people of color. Period.&#8221;
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&#8220;We will not leave a country that our ancestors built because your ancestors were too lazy to do their own work,&#8221; BLM Utah also wrote. &#8220;Don’t tell us to go back to Africa. You can go directly back to Europe because you are on stolen land.&#8221;
BLM Utah&#8217;s post echoed the sentiments of Reps. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Cori Bush (D-MO), who spent the Fourth of July complaining about the United States and the Declaration of Independence. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stolen-land-reps-maxine-waters-cori-bush-complain-about-america-declaration-of-independence-on-fourth-of-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>“July 4th… &amp; so, the Declaration of Independence says all men are created equal. Equal to what? What men? Only white men? Isn’t it something that they wrote this in 1776 when African Americans were enslaved? They weren’t thinking about us then, but we’re thinking about us now!” Waters tweeted.
“Further, the Dec. of Ind. says we hold these truths to be ‘self-evident’… yet: – 17 states have enacted voter suppression laws – Supreme Court gutted Sec. 5 of the Voting Rights Act – George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice Need I say more? #July4” she added.
“When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people,” Bush tweeted. “This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free.”</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/npr-trashes-declaration-of-independence-on-fourth-of-july-adds-editors-note-to-warn-of-racist-slur" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR Trashes Declaration Of Independence On Fourth Of July, Adds ‘Editor’s Note’ To Warn Of ‘Racist Slur’</a>

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On Independence Day, actress Alyssa Milano joined the various figures in the media world who decided to denigrate the United States on its birthday, posting a tweet of herself smiling while wearing a blouse emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the American flag, but captioning the tweet, “Reminder: the United States was founded on the unjust treatment of Native Americans, Africans, and other people of color.” Her presentation was also adorned with the requisite sparkles.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4thofJuly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#4thofJuly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/July4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#July4</a> <a href="https://t.co/LAthcIHLGa">pic.twitter.com/LAthcIHLGa</a>
&mdash; Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1411739376757837824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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In July 2020, Milano <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alyssa-milano-wants-nfl-redskins-name-removed-check-out-these-pictures/">tweeted her opposition</a> to the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins. “We must end racism in its entirety. Allowing the @NFL to continue to use the @redskins name is destructive to Native communities and cannot be tolerated any longer,&#8221; the actress-turned-activist wrote. &#8220;Change the name.”
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We must end racism in its entirety. Allowing the <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nfl</a> to continue to use the @redskins name is destructive to Native communities and cannot be tolerated any longer. Change the name @Redskins <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nfl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheTimeIsNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheTimeIsNow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChangeTheName?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChangeTheName</a>
&mdash; Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1278427600864624640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Yet on the NFL Shop website, not only were there items that were part of Milano’s fashion line Touch emblazoned with the <a href="https://www.nflshop.com/washington-redskins/womens-washington-redskins-touch-by-alyssa-milano-black-all-american-full-zip-hoodie/t-36711669+p-4794508230449+z-9-4002224810?_ref=p-CLP:m-GRID:i-r0c0:po-0">Redskins name</a>, but there were also items from her line with the logo of the <a href="https://www.nflshop.com/?query=Kansas%20City%20Chiefs%20Alyssa%20Milano&amp;_ref=p-SRP:m-SEARCH">Kansas City Chiefs</a>.
Writing in <a href="https://psmag.com/ideas/dear-alyssa-milano-please-stop-selling-racist-clothes">Pacific Standard Magazine</a> in February 2019, an indigenous woman, Terese Marie Mailhot, criticized Milano for selling Redskins paraphernalia:
<blockquote>I understand that you&#8217;ve been asked on Twitter to remove and apologize for selling Washington Redskins paraphernalia in your fashion line, Touch by Alyssa Milano. I want to articulate delicately and kindly, as I would to a friend, that I too would like you to remove Redskins merchandise from your line. I&#8217;d like you to acknowledge the slur as racist. I&#8217;d like to ask you to make commitments to support indigenous people beyond general statements, with concrete action.
I understand you might think this disapproval of the team&#8217;s name is a new development, and that people are eager to be offended by everything in today&#8217;s culture of allegedly stifling political correctness. In fact, Natives have been protesting derogatory team names and mascots since the 1960’s, when the National Congress of American Indians expressed serious disappointment with college and professional sports teams that use racial slurs or racist caricatures as mascots.</blockquote>
In March 2019, on International Women&#8217;s Day, Milano congratulated transgender women on International Women&#8217;s Day. <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alyssa-milano-tweets-about-being-minority-gets-emily-zanotti/">The Daily Wire</a> illustrated what happened next:
<blockquote>But when a detractor asked if shewas transgender — a comment apparently meant as an insult — Milano responded by insisting that yes, she &#8220;is&#8221; transgender. In fact, she said, she was everything. &#8220;I’m trans. I’m a person of color. I’m an immigrant. I’m a lesbian. I’m a gay man. I’m the disabled. I’m everything. And so are you, Kirk,&#8221; Milano tweeted. &#8220;Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know or understand. No one wants to hurt you. We are all just looking for our happily ever after.&#8221;</blockquote>
After blowback ensued, Milano tweeted, &#8220;I’m glad this tweet invoked conversation. I’m so sorry it offended some. I see you and hear you. But just a reminder, empathy is not a bad thing. Nuance is important and literal interpretation is not always intended. And I can identify with and not identify as. Both are powerful.&#8221;

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Reps. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Cori Bush (D-MO) spent the Fourth of July complaining about the United States and the Declaration of Independence.
&#8220;July 4th&#8230; &amp; so, the Declaration of Independence says all men are created equal. Equal to what? What men? Only white men? Isn&#8217;t it something that they wrote this in 1776 when African Americans were enslaved? They weren&#8217;t thinking about us then, but we&#8217;re thinking about us now!&#8221; Waters tweeted.
&#8216;Further, the Dec. of Ind. says we hold these truths to be &#8220;self-evident&#8221;&#8230; yet: &#8211; 17 states have enacted voter suppression laws &#8211; Supreme Court gutted Sec. 5 of the Voting Rights Act &#8211; George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice Need I say more? #July4&#8243; she added.
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Further, the Dec. of Ind. says we hold these truths to be &quot;self-evident&quot;&#8230; yet: &#8211; 17 states have enacted voter suppression laws &#8211; Supreme Court gutted Sec. 5 of the Voting Rights Act &#8211; George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice
Need I say more? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/July4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#July4</a>
&mdash; Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1411693932275187714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people,&#8221; Bush tweeted. &#8220;This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free.&#8221;
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When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people.
This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free.
&mdash; Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1411713466608635909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Waters and Bush echoed National Public Radio (NPR), who also condemned the nation&#8217;s founding document on Independence Day for the language the Founding Fathers used to describe American Indians. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/npr-trashes-declaration-of-independence-on-fourth-of-july-adds-editors-note-to-warn-of-racist-slur" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>National Public Radio (NPR) denounced the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July because of terms it deemed offensive.
“245 years ago today, leaders representing 13 British colonies signed a document to declare independence,” NPR tweeted, linking to an article about its annual reading of the founding document. “It says ‘that all men are created equal’ — but women, enslaved people, Indigenous people and many others were not held as equal at the time.”
“The document also includes a racist slur against Indigenous Americans. Author David Treuer, who is Ojibwe, says there is a lot of diversity of opinion and thought among Native Americans — a community of more than 5 million people — about the document’s words,” NPR continued, adding a quote from Treuer: “We remain committed to forcing this country to live up to its own stated ideals.”</blockquote>
NPR continued to tweet the entire text of the Declaration, but also inserted an &#8220;editor’s note&#8221; to warn readers that the Founding Fathers used a “racist slur” when they accused King George III of endeavoring “to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.”
The Declaration of Independence and the nation’s other founding documents were recently found to demonstrate “structural racism,” according to a task force on racism at the National Archives, where the original documents are housed in Washington, D.C.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-archives-task-force-says-americas-founding-documents-show-systemic-racism-suggests-trigger-warnings-dance-performances" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>In an exclusive report out Sunday, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/national-archives-rotunda-structural-racism">Fox News noted that a “little noticed</a>” report from a National Archives task force on racism suggested the building, where America’s founding documents are displayed, was an example of “structural racism” and suggested major changes to how the Constitution and other notable records are presented in order to provide “context.”
The group also reportedly suggested that the National Archive’s portrayal of individual founding fathers was too positive.</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/npr-trashes-declaration-of-independence-on-fourth-of-july-adds-editors-note-to-warn-of-racist-slur" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR Trashes Declaration Of Independence On Fourth Of July, Adds ‘Editor’s Note’ To Warn Of ‘Racist Slur’</a>

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‘Stolen Land’: Reps. Maxine Waters, Cori Bush Complain About America, Declaration Of Independence On Fourth Of July

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